From:
"Fedorova, Julia"
Date: 2003-10-10 06:40:50 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] insulinoma and raw food
To: "'ferrethealth@smartgroups.com'" <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <B2AC04CFEC9D5B41A2AB90E64E62A4B60285C675@pmxruspgxs0001.ru.pmi>
Hi!
Absolutely agree with Ulrike. I've asked a question which is the best way to
feed ferrets with raw, natural food or special ferrets food. In Russia we
feed ferrets with raw meat: chicken, beef, turkey, quail eggs, some boiled
rice and boiled buckwheat with different kind of meat, and also add
supplements. Sometimes we add fruits and vegetables. Our ferrets make their
choice themselves. For example mine likes grapes very much!!
And now I believe that it is the best way to feed ferrets! As we have never
faced with an adrenal disease and insulinoma problems!
Julia
-----Original Message-----
From: Ulrike [mailto:ferretlove1@ntlworld.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 9:14 PM
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
All my ferrets are few raw meat and bones now, whole ground/ minced or
chunked chicken with heart and liver added. I also add various supplements.
2 or so years ago, a friend's ferret was diagnosed with insulinoma, she had
hind leg weakness and was staring into space and didn't have much energy. I
suggested my friend put her on raw ground chicken and nothing else, no
kibble, no carbohydrates at all. For a whole year we were able to control
her blood sugar with this diet alone and she was fed only twice a day like
all my ferrets. Her blood sugar was stable! Then after just over a year
after diagnosis, the insulinoma had progressed to the point where Vicky got
1/2 mg of pred per day. This kept her stable for another half year and then
she sadly died of pneumonia... I also had 2 insulinomic ferrets who did
well on the raw diet. I've been feeding raw for almost 3 years now and have
not had a new case of insulinoma and finally have some healthy elderly
ferrets.
Ulrike
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